Eurovision Young Musicians 2014

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Eurovision Young Musicians 2014
Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 logo.jpg
Dates and venues
Semi-final 1
  • 26 May 2014
Semi-final 2
Final
Organisation
Organiser European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisorVladislav Yakovlev
Production
Host broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
DirectorYves Zosso
Executive producerLothar Mattner
Musical director Kristiina Poska
Presenter Sabine Heinrich
Participants
Number of entries14
Debuting countries
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
  • EYM 2014 Map 2.svg
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2014
Vote
Voting systemEach juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning musicianFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Ziyu He
2012  Eurovision Young Musicians  2016
Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 was the seventeenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held outside the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on 31 May 2014. [1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), musicians from fourteen countries participated in the televised final. This was the fifth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage. Germany previously hosted the contest in 2002. [1]

Contents

All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kristiina Poska. [1] This year, 14 countries participated in the contest. Malta and Moldova made their debut at the Eurovision Young Musicians. [2] Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Ukraine decided not to participate in this year's competition. Hungary returned for the first time since 2000. Sweden last took part in 2010, whilst Portugal had not entered since 1998.

Ziyu He of Austria won the contest, with Slovenia and Hungary placing second and third respectively. [3] In 2014, Austria also won the Eurovision Song Contest. [4]

Location

The contest was held on an open-air stage outside Cologne Cathedral, Cologne. Eym2014 Generalprobe stage and group.jpg
The contest was held on an open-air stage outside Cologne Cathedral, Cologne.

Roncalliplatz, a square outside the Cologne Cathedral, was the host location for the 2014 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. [1] The preliminary round was held at the Kleiner Sendesaal in WDR's Funkhaus Wallrafplatz  [ de ]. [5]

Format

Sabine Heinrich was the host of the 2014 contest. [1] Flying Steps performed as the interval act. [6]

The semi final stage of the contest was dropped this year, however a new preliminary round was held over two days on 26–27 May and was streamed live on youngmusicians.tv. Each musician was required to play for up to fifteen minutes in this round and a maximum of five minutes in the Grand Final on 31 May. The international jury scored each musician and performance during the preliminary round. The scores were added to those given in the Grand Final to decide the three prize winners. [7] [8]

The candidates were accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, [9] under the leadership of Estonian conductor Kristiina Poska. [10] The winner received a prize of 10,000 euros and was given the opportunity to appear with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015. The participants in second and third place were awarded 7,000 and 3,000 euros respectively. [11] [6]

Participating countries

All participating countries automatically qualified for the final on 31 May 2014. The semi final elimination stage was replaced by a two-day preliminary round, that was held on 26 and 27 May respectively at the Kleiner Sendesaal in WDR's Funkhaus Wallrafplatz. The professional jury awarded points in this round. [5]

Preliminary round

Part 1 (26 May 2014)

R/O [12] CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia HRT Sara Domjanić Violin 1)Sonata for Violin on C Minor, op.45, no.3 (1. mvt: Allegro molto ed appassionato) by Edvard Grieg
2)Valse-Scherzo in C Major, op.34 by Piotr Tchaikovsky
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Sonoko Miriam Shimano Welde Violin 1)Poème, Op.25 by Ernest Chausson
3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS Kurt Aquilina Guitar 1)August Lullaby by Marek Mancina arranged by Per-Olov Kindgren
2)Concerto de Aranquez by Joaquin Rodrigo
3)Birds flew over the spire by Gary Ryan
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary MTV Gergely Devich Cello 1)Minuet in C Major by Haydn-Piatti
2)Liebestraum by Liszt-Cassado
3)Roumanien folk dances by Bartók-Silva
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia RTVSLO Urban Stanič Piano 1)Sonata/Capriccio K20, E - Major by Domenico Scarlatti
2)Paraphrase de concert S. 434 by Franz Liszt
3)Suggestion diabolique, op.4 by Sergej Prokofiev
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF Ziyu He Violin 1)Violinkonzert KV 207, 1. Satz mit Kadenz von Kurt Guntner by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2)Capriccio op. 1/1 by Niccolò Paganini
3)2. Violinkonzert by Belá Bartók
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NTR Lucie Horsch Recorder 1)Sonata seconda (Renaissance sopraan) by Dario Castello
2)Der Besucher der Idylle (1993) (tenor) by Isang Yun
3)Adagio en Allegro uit Sonate Wq 135 by C.P.E. Bach

Part 2 (27 May 2014)

R/O [12] CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Bartosz Kołsut Accordion 1)Praeludium and Fugue in h minor BWV 893 by Johann Sebastian Bach
2)Near the Portrait of Niccolo Paganini by Volodymyr Runchak
3)Don Rhapsody part III by Vjatcheslav Siemionov
9Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal RTP André Gunko Cello 1)Suite for solo cello - Intermezzo e danza finale by Gaspar Cassadó
2)Pezzo Capriccioso by Piotr Tchaikovsky
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece ERT Vassilis Digos Guitar 1)Differencias Sobre Guardame las Vacas by Luys de Narvaez
2)Danza del Altiplano by Leo Brouwer
3)Sonata-Joaquin Turina 2nd and 3rd movement by Joaquin Turina
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany WDR Judith Stapf Violin 1)Grand Caprice for violine solo op. 26 "Der Erlkönig" (according to the ballad of Franz Schubert) by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst / Franz Schubert
2)Estrellita by Manuel Ponce/arr. Jascha Heifetz
3)Violin sonata in d, op. 108, 4. Presto agitato by Johannes Brahms
12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SVT Albin Uusijärvi Viola 1)Romanze op 85 by Max Bruch
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČT Martin Kot Accordion 1)Flick-Flack by Albert Vossen
14Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova TRM Livyka Shtirbu-Sokolov Piano 1)Prelude and Fugue no.2 A minor op.87 by Dmitri Shostakovich
2)Novelette No.3 by Francis Poulenc
3)Sonata no.1 by Rodion Shchedrin

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union. [13]

R/OCountry [14] PerformerInstrumentPieceComposerResult
1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Livyka Shtirbu-Sokolov Piano Piano concerto Liviu Shtirbu
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Sara Domjanić Violin Zigeunerweisen, op.20 Pablo de Sarasate
3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Kurt Aquilina Guitar Concierto de Aranjuez Joaquín Rodrigo
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gergely Devich Cello Allegro appassionato Op.43 Camille Saint-Saëns 3
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Urban Stanič Piano Grande polonaise brillante, op. 22 E-flat major Fryderyk Chopin 2
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Ziyu He Violin Violin Concerto No. 2 Béla Bartók 1
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Bartosz Kołsut Accordion Concerto Classico, 1st mov. Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lucie Horsch Recorder Flautino Concerto in sol maggiore, RV 443 Antonio Vivaldi
9Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal André Gunko Cello Cello Concerto op. 85 , 2nd mov. Lento. Allegro molto Edward Elgar
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Vassilis Digos Guitar Concerto in Re Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Judith Stapf Violin Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77 , 4th mov.: Burlesque: Allegro con brio - Presto Dmitri Shostakovich
12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Albin Uusijärvi Viola Viola concerto , 2nd mov. William Walton
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Martin Kot Accordion Flick-Flack Albert Vossen
14Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Sonoko Miriam Shimano Welde Violin Violin Concerto no 1 in G minor, op. 26 , 3rd mov. Max Bruch

Jury members

The list of jury members are as follows:

Broadcasting

The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters: [19]

Date of broadcast [19] Country [19] Station [19]
31 May 2014Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia HRT 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic ČT art
Flag of Germany.svg Germany WDR Fernsehen (15-minute delay)
Flag of Greece.svg Greece ERA 1
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary M2
Flag of Malta.svg Malta TVM1 (50-minute delay)
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Moldova 1
Radio Moldova
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK1
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP Kultura
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Antena 2
Flag of Earth.svg Rest of the world www.youngmusicians.tv
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia TV SLO 2
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT2
1 June 2014Flag of Greece.svg Greece ERT1
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal RTP2
8 June 2014Flag of Austria.svg Austria ORF 2
9 June 2014Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NTR

Other countries

See also

References

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